Is E3 2UA a good place to live?

East London (E3 2UA), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E3 2UA has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (35 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E3 2UA is a UK postcode in E3 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bow Church, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E3 2UA include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in E3 2UA. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E3.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
78/100 — Good
Amenities
90/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E3 2UA is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in E3 2UA.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (71%), Vehicle crime (12%), Other theft (6%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E3, this postcode ranks 262 of 1172 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
17last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E3 district average
683 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
12 (71%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (12%)
Other Theft
1 (6%)
Burglary
1 (6%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (6%)

Schools near E3 2UA

93 schools near E3 2UA, including 35 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 70 primary schools (32 Outstanding, 35 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

70
Primary
23
Secondary
35
Outstanding
Primary schools70 schools
32
35
3
Outstanding (32) Good (35) Requires Improvement (3)
Secondary schools23 schools
3
14
3
3
Outstanding (3) Good (14) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (3)

Nearby amenities

E3 2UA is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Stroudley Walk Grocery, 0.3 miles away.

Grove Hall Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
3
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Stroudley Walk Grocery
    E33EW
    0.3 mi
  • Welcome
    E32NE
    0.5 mi
  • Tesco
    E33DA
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Grove Hall Park
    E32TW
    0.2 mi
  • Lefevre Park
    E32RQ
    0.2 mi
  • McKenna Green
    E35LF
    0.3 mi
  • Bow Estate Park
    E33BE
    0.4 mi
  • Archibald Open Space
    E34XA
    0.5 mi

Transportation

Bow Church is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from E3 2UA - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Bow Road (0.3 mi), Pudding Mill Lane (0.4 mi), Mile End (0.6 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Bow Church
    E33AD
    0.3 mi
  • Bow Road
    E34NA
    0.3 mi
  • Pudding Mill Lane
    E152PH
    0.4 mi
  • Mile End
    E34SS
    0.6 mi
  • Bromley-by-Bow
    E33JJ
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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